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Hoarding and obsessive-compulsive symptoms

R O Frost1, M S Krause, G Steketee

  • 1Department of Psychology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01060, USA.

Behavior Modification
|January 1, 1996
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Hoarding is linked to obsessive-compulsive experiences and general psychopathology in community and student samples. Hoarding symptoms are also common in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry

Background:

  • Hoarding disorder is increasingly recognized as a distinct condition.
  • Its relationship with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) requires further clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between hoarding and obsessive-compulsive experiences in general population samples.
  • To determine the prevalence of hoarding symptoms within a clinical sample of patients diagnosed with OCD.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (YBOCS) to assess hoarding and OCD symptoms.
  • Employed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) for general psychopathology.
  • Administered the Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) subscale and a risk-taking measure.

Main Results:

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  • Hoarding correlated positively with YBOCS scores in both college student and community samples.
  • The association between hoarding and YBOCS was stronger in the community sample.
  • Hoarding was linked to higher general psychopathology (BSI) but not OCPD traits or risk-taking.
  • 31% of OCD patients reported hoarding obsessions and 26% reported hoarding compulsions on the YBOCS.

Conclusions:

  • Hoarding is associated with heightened obsessive-compulsive experiences and general psychopathology.
  • Hoarding symptoms, while not classical OCD symptoms, are prevalent in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.